Railroad-rail support.



W. M. HENDERSON. RAILROAD RAIL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION mum APB. :9. 1911..

Patented Nov. 26, 1912;

'INVENTOR WITNESSES rotates.

WILLIAM 1v1. HENDERSON, or STEELTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAI ROAD-RAIL surronr.

specification of Letters Patent Patented Nov.26,1912.

Application. filed April 29, 1911. Serie1No.'624,124. v

and eflicient means whereby upward displacement of .the brace relatively to the plate may be prevented and whereby the' brace may be adjusted laterally of the rail, to compensate for wear.; and held in positions of ad ustment.

With this object'- 1n View, the invention consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and particularly claimed.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is-a plan view of a railroad'support, showing one form of embodiment of my invent-ion showing a main rail and guard rail supported thereby. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, on line 2-2 of 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section, on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the serrated washer included in the fastening means.

4: designates a horizontally-arranged plate which is adaptedv to rest upon a cross tie. In the drawings Ihave shown the plate 4 supporting a main railroad rail 5 and an adjacent guard rail 6, the rails 5 and 6 being of the usual well known construction. The plate e is provided with suitable holes 7 and 8 to receive spikes which may be driven into an underlying cross tie to secure the rails 5 6 and plate & thereto.

Mounted on the plate 4, on the side of the rail 6 opposite to the side thereof which receives the thrust of the car wheel flanges is a'hollow rail brace 9. T he'inner portion of the brace 9 is fitted against the adjacent side of the rail6, engaging the-top of the base, the web and the bottom and side face of the-head thereof, as shown. v The lower portions of the SIdBS' of the."

' brace 9' are provided with parallel exten-r sions 10 which embrace parallel ribs 11' formed on the sides of the. plate 1 and exstantially so.

tending at rightangles to the :rail 6 or subextensions 10 f the brace 9are slidably fitted to the ribs 11 in a mannerto permit the brace '9 to be adjusted toward and from the rail 6 at'ri ghtangles' thereto; and the extensions extend beneath and engage the'hotto-ms of the ribs' 11 to prevent upward displacement of the brace 9 relatively to the plate at. The bran-e 9 is engaged with the. tops of the ribs 11- and alsowith the top of the plate a between the ribs 11 at the outer orti'on of the brace to take the downward't rustagainst the brace at the outer portion thereof.

The outer face 12 of the brace 9 extends parallel'to the rail 6 or at right angles to the ribs 11 and is fitted' to the straight side of a wedge 13 which rests upon the plate 1. The inclined side of the wedge 13 is fitted to the vertical face 14 of araised, portion 15 of the'plate 4:, theside' or-face 14 beiiig inclined away from a line parallel to the rail" 6, as shown, whereby when the wedge 13 is driven into the space between the faces 12 and 11,

v the brace 9 maybe forced into engagement with the railG or the brace 9 and rail-may .be forced toward the rail 5 to'compensate for wear.

"In order to lock the wedge 13 and perh 1 force the brace 9 in" positions ofadjustment,

1 provide the following :The wedge 13 is provided with-a slot 21 therein extending parallel to the surface 14. Extending through the slot 21 and screwed into the plate 4: is a cap screw 16, the square head of which is engaged'with a washer 17 which surrounds the screw 16 and is interposed.

. between the head thereof and'a raised portion or pad18 formed on the wedge 13 'and surrounding the slot 2 1. The bottom-of the washer 17 is serrated, as shown, and is adapted to-the upper 'face of the pad 18 which is correspondingly serrated.

When the screw-leis screwed down tight the washer 17 and wedge 13 are securely clamped between the head of-the screw and the plate 4:, and the serrated portion of the collar engaging the serrated portion of the wedge prevents the wedge from working loose.

-When'itis desired to adjust the wedge 13,

raised to free its serrations from the serraadjustment has been made, the screw 16 is screwed down to again clamp the wedge in placei v Thc p late 4 in the form shown is made the screw 16 is loosened and the washer I :tionsof the wedge; and, after the desired" spikes to hold the rails 5 and vSand plate 4 in place upon the cross tie, I provide the plate a t-with holes for the reception of lag screws which may be-screwed into the cross tie supporting the plate.-

. I claim: j

1. Thecombination-of a railroad rail, a plate supporting the rail and having an end portion bent up and over the top of the brace adjustableon said plate, means for holding-said end portion down upon the body. of the. plate, and a.

brace engagingsaid rail and provided withv means engaging said end portion.

2. The combinationiot a railroad rail", plate supporting the rail and having anend portion bent up and over the top of the plate,. means for holding said end portion down upon thebod'y of the plate,, said end portion havingi-.: a surface inclined away from a line parallel to the rail,ia brace engaged with said rail, a wedge between said -brace and said surface, 'the' wedge in place.

and means for hold- 3. The combination of a railroad rail, a

plate having guiding ribs extending sub stantially-at right angles to'the rail, a hollow ribs toward the rail,

being held in place by a necting and means for holding said brace in place. uponsaid plate, said brace comprising side walls resting upon and embracing "said ribs and engaging said rail between the head and base thereof, and

said side walls and engaging plate and the head of said rail.

said

4. The combination of a railroad rail, a

plate having guiding ribs projecting outwardlyfrom the sides thereof and extending substantially hollow brace having laterally extending parts embracing said ribs, said brace being adjustable on said ribs toward the rail, and means forholding said brace in place upon said plate.

5. The combination of a-railroad rail, a

plate having raised guiding ribs projecting outwardly from the sides thereof and ex tending, substantially at right angles to the rail, a hollow brace having laterally extending parts embracing said ribs, said brace having a depressed central portion engaging the top of said plate and said brace .being adjustable on said ribs toward said for holding saidbrace in plate.

rail, and means place upon said an' inclined top wall conv at right angles to the rail above the plane .of. thebottom jthereof, a

In testimony whereoflfaflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM M. HENDERSON. Witnesses: Y

A. V. Gnourn, S I. HARPER. 

